Sunday, April 25, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Tiger prawn ( Penaeus monodon )
Penaeus monodon (common names include giant tiger prawn, jumbo tiger prawn, black tiger prawn, leader prawn, sugpo and grass prawn) is a marine crustacean that is widely reared for food. The natural distribution is Indo-West-Pacific, ranging from the eastern coast of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, as far as South-east Asia, and the Sea of Japan. They can also be found in eastern Australia, and a small number have colonised the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal. Further invasive populations have become established in Hawaii and the Atlantic coast of the USA (Florida, Georgia and South Carolina).
Both sexes reach approximately 36 centimetres (14 in) long, and females can weigh up to 650 grams (23 oz), making it the world's largest species of prawn.
P. monodon is the most widely cultured prawn species in the world, although it is gradually losing ground to the whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. Over 900,000 tonnes are consumed annually, two-thirds of it coming from farming, chiefly in south-east Asia.
Sustainable consumption
In 2010, Greenpeace added Penaeus monodon to its seafood red list – "a list of fish that are commonly sold in supermarkets around the world, and which have a very high risk of being sourced from unsustainable fisheries"
barramundi
Origin of name
Barramundi is a loanword from an Australian Aboriginal language of the Rockhampton area in Queensland[1] meaning "large-scaled river fish".[2] Originally, the name barramundi referred to saratoga and Gulf saratoga.[3] However, the name was appropriated for marketing reasons during the 1980s, a decision which has aided in raising the profile of this fish significantly.[3] L. calcarifer is broadly referred to as Asian seabass by the international scientific community, but is also known as giant perch, giant seaperch, Australian seabass, and by a variety of names in other local languages, such as Ikan Siakap or Ikan Kakap Putih in Malay.
Recreational fishing
Highly prized by anglers for their good fighting ability, barramundi are reputed to be good at avoiding fixed nets and best caught on lines and with fishing lures. In Australia, the barramundi is used to stock freshwater reservoirs for recreational fishing.
Impoundment barramundi, as many anglers recognize them, are growing in popularity as a catch and release fish. Popular stocked barramundi impoundments include Lake Tinaroo, near Cairns in the Atherton Tablelands, Peter Faust Dam near the Whitsundays, Teemburra Dam near Mackay, Lake Moondarra near Mount Isa, Lake Awoonga near Gladstone, and Lake Monduran around an hours drive south from Lake Awoonga.
Fishing techniques revolve mainly around casting and retrieving all types of lures including soft and hard body lures. Trolling is also a favored and productive technique for impoundment barramundi.
Impoundment barramundi are also a popular target with surface lures as they are known to eat all types of foods from the surface of the water including frogs, injured baitfish and even baby swans and other birds.
The distinct 'boof!' noise which barramundi make when surface feeding can easily be recognised and echo up to long distances at quiet times like still nights.
Many anglers travel to Queenslands barramundi impoundments to catch the elusive 'metrey', a barramundi measuring in excess of a metre and weighing anywhere from 10 kg - 25 kg, depending on the fat level.
When hooked on a lure, the barramundi will often clear itself from the water several times throughout the battle and make long powerful runs. This makes it a popular target species.
The eating quality of impoundment barramundi is quite low, with a rating of 1 out of 10
The flesh has a 'muddy' taste due to the barramundi spending all of its life in silty, freshwater environments, although there are recipes which claim to remove or mask the muddy taste.
The record for the biggest line caught Barramundi is 38.5kg at Lake Tinaroo QLD (September 1999), others have been caught larger but a growing trend for catch and release fishing has sustained this record. It is a quest for many impoundment anglers to catch a 100 pounder, which todate has never been achieved.
KOLAM UDANG HARIMAU DESA SAMUDERA,JALAN AIR PUTIH KUANTAN
Location: opposite Petronas Jalan Air Putih.next to Seri Pantai Seafood..
many prawns, cheerful owner,friendly anglers..not many bites..
date: 19th April 2010
time : 830pm to 930 pm..(check out early due to slow responds from the prawn..maybe they are not in the mood or skip dinner??
number of catches ?? merely 5 prawns..
but the towkey was so generous..he gave me some live prawns to bring back to but cooked in my maggi mee..hihihihih
Kolam Udang Galah Tokong,kemuning
Time : 830 pm to 1130 pm
number of prawn caught : 18
biggest catch per prawn: 284 gms( not sure can get jackpot or not ..did'nt check the result yet)
baits: perumpun (sea worms)
tips : good time for fishing:before 9pm
best location: anywhere.
Charges :
entrance deposit RM62.00
minimum time for fishing :3 hours
charge per hour :RM15.00 ( RM45.00 for 3 hours)
personal comment : need some experience to land the prawn..
kuat makan..tarik..kosonggggggggggggggggggggggggg
tips: use long rod and no reel to fish prawn near the bank..more exciting (use float)
UPDATES: no jackpot prize won for my catch..the 10th prize won by a prawn weight 305gms.. ;-(